My contributions and volunteer work for Karachi Astronomers Society
Leaders are not born, they are made. I started Astronomy in 2007, founded an Astronomy club in 2008 and then co-founded Karachi Astronomers Society (KAS). As the founder, I took up lot of responsibility voluntarily including event management, funds raising, plan, branding and digital marketing. Here is some of my remarkable volunteer work done for Karachi Astronomers Society since 2010 when it was established formally.
Digital Marketing & Branding
KAS Website (2010. Later revamped in 2012)
KAS Logo – 2011
KAS T-Shirt – 2011
Banners (for every event) – 2011 to 2016
KAS Membership kits – 2014
KAS Visiting Cards – 2016
KAS Car Stickers – 2016
KAS Solar Astronomy Project website – 2016
KAS SAP App (Android and iOS) – 2016
KAS Rutjuga Website – 2016
Event Management
Arranged 60+ events including Rutjugas (private and public), city events, schools, universities and colleges from 2013 to 2015
Event List 2013 – 2015
As General Secretary I started arranging events when I was appointed as GS in late 2012. Before that I still used to arrange events if requested by the team or sometimes voluntarily and most of the time taking initiative by myself. The 1st four events in the below list are before 2013. These must be mentioned as they were the most amazing Rutjuga’s, adventurous ones since the birth of KAS and were all arranged by me even before I was GS.
| Name | Type | Event Location | Date | |
| 1 | R-14 Al-Beruni | RJ | Bado Jabal | May 2011 |
| 2 | R-15 Al-Beruni | RJ | Kirthar National Park | Nov 2011 |
| 3 | R-17 Al-Beruni | RJ | Kanrach | Mar 2012 |
| 4 | R-18 Al-Beruni | RJ | Kanrach | Nov 2012 |
| 5 | River Oaks Astronomy | School | River Oaks | Jan 2013 |
| 6 | KAS Public session | Public City | PIA Planetarium | Apr 2013 |
| 7 | Science Gala | School | May 2013 | |
| 8 | Al-Sufi Night | Public City | Zam Zama Park | May 2013 |
| 9 | Public Astronomy | Public City | Zam Zama Park | Jun 2013 |
| 10 | InOMN 2013 | Public City | PIA Planetarium | Oct 2013 |
| 11 | R-19 Al-Beruni | RJ | Kalri | Nov 2013 |
| 12 | R-20 Al-Beruni | RJ | Sakro | Dec 2013 |
| 13 | R-21 Al-Beruni | RJ | Sakro | Mar 2014 |
| 14 | Astronomy Session | Public City | PIA Planetarium | Mar 2014 |
| 15 | Al-Sufi Astronomy Night 2014 | Public City | Zam Zama Park | Apr 2014 |
| 16 | SOS Children Astronomy Night | School | SOS | Apr 2014 |
| 17 | R-22 Al-Beruni | RJ | Sakro | May 2014 |
| 18 | KAS at NEDUED | School | NED | Jun 2014 |
| 19 | Internationl SUNday 2014 | School | SOS Youth | Jun 2014 |
| 20 | Solar Observation at Hermann Gmeiner | School | SOS Village | Nov 2014 |
| 21 | KAS Solar Observation 2014 | Public City | PIA Planetarium | Nov 2014 |
| 22 | KAS at CKF 2014 | Public City | Alliance Francaise | Nov 2014 |
| 23 | R-23 Geminds Watch | RJ | Sakro | Dec 2014 |
| 24 | Winter Solstice AStronomy | Public City | PIA Planetarium | Dec 2014 |
| 25 | R-24 Al-Tusi | RJ | Sakro | Jan 2015 |
| 26 | Fajr Academy | School | Fajr Academy | Jan 2015 |
| 27 | R-25 Al-Khawarizmi | RJ | Sakro | Feb 2015 |
| 28 | R-26 Al-Khawrarizmi | RJ | Sakro | Mar 2015 |
| 29 | Galilean Observation Night 2015 | Public City | PIA Planetarium | Mar 2015 |
| 30 | R-27 Al-Ghazali | RJ | Bado Jabal | May 2015 |
| 31 | Science Fair with Alif Ailan | Public City | Pakistan Railways Secondary School | May 2015 |
| 32 | Al-Sufi Astronomy Night 2015 | Public City | Zam Zama Park | May 2015 |
| 33 | Solar Sidewalk SUNday 2015 | Public City | PIA Planetarium | Sep 2015 |
| 34 | R-28 Al-Ghazali | RJ | Ranikot Fort | Oct 2015 |
| 35 | Solar Observation at DAR-ul-Uloom | Public City | Dar-Ul-Uloom | Oct 2015 |
| 36 | R-29 Al-Beruni | RJ | Mud Volcanoes | Nov 2015 |
| 37 | R-30 Geminids Watch (Record: 110 participants) | RJ | Sakro | Dec 2015 |
| 38 | Winter Astronomy Festival 2015 | Public City | PIA Planetarium | Dec 2015 |
| 39 | Astronomy Session at Cedar College | School | Cedar College | Dec 2015 |
Organized 26 events in 2016
| Event List 2016 | ||||
| S.No | Name | Type | Event Location | Date |
| 1 | R-31 Rutjuga | RJ | Mirpur Sakro | 9th/10th Jan 2016 |
| 2 | New Year Astronomy Night 2016 | Public City | Zam Zama Park | 17-Jan-2016 |
| 3 | R-32 Al-Sufi | RJ | Ranikot | 6-Feb-2016 |
| 4 | Astronomy Night by BWBC and KAS | School | Dow Ojha Campus | 21-Mar-2016 |
| 5 | GAM Moon and Jupiter Watch | Public City | Alliance | 17-Apr-2016 |
| 6 | GAM Jupiter Watch | Public City | Zam Zama Park | 23-Apr-2016 |
| 7 | GAM Solar SUNday | Public City | PIA Planetarium | 24-Apr-2016 |
| 8 | KAS Core RJ | Private RJ | Gharo | April 2016 |
| 9 | R-33 Al-Hazen | RJ | Gharo | 7-May-2016 |
| 10 | Astronomy at Beacon House College (Faculty Dinner) | School | BSS DHA | 17-May-2016 |
| 11 | KAS Core RJ ( Pre-Ramzan Milky Way RJ ) | RJ | Gharo | June-2016 |
| 12 | Summer Workshops: Solar System | Workshop | T2F | 12-17 Aug 2016 |
| 13 | Summer Workshops: Celestial Events | Workshop | T2F | Aug 2016 |
| 14 | Summer Workshops: The Sun | Workshop | T2F | Aug 2016 |
| 15 | Summer Workshops: Explore the Universe | Workshop | T2F | Aug 2016 |
| 16 | September SUN-day (Solar Sidewalk Astronomers) (Led by Sajjad Ahmed) | School | SOS Village | 18th Sep 2016 |
| 17 | Dawood Mega Science Fair (Led by Sajjad Ahmed) | Exhibition | Dawood Public School | 24th Sep 2016 |
| 18 | Aviation Expo at PAF | Exhibition | PAF Museum | 25th Sep 2016 |
| 19 | R-34 Al-Hazen | RJ | Mud Volcano Balochistan | 1/2 Oct 2016 |
| 20 | InOMN 2016 | Public City | Zam Zama Park | 8th Oct 2016 |
| 21 | Rayden College for A-Levels | School | Rayden College | Oct 2016 |
| 22 | R-35 AL-Beruni | RJ | Mud Volcano Balochistan | Oct 2016 |
| 23 | R-36 | RJ | Gharo | Nov 2016 |
| 24 | R-37 New Year’s Eve (Record: 160 Participants) | RJ | Kalri Lake |
31st Dec 2016/1st Jan 2017
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| 25 | Super Moon at Kastrodome (Led by Mehdi Hussain) | Public City | KAStrodome | Nov 2016 |
| 26 | KAS Core RJ (Astrophotography RJ for DSOs) | Private RJ | Gharo | Dec 2016 |
